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IESE Faculty Earn Global Recognition PROFS. ARGANDOÑA, RICART AND REICHE HONORED _01 _01 Antonio Argandoña Professor in the Department of Economics IESE Prof. Antonio Argandoña, the holder of the ‘la Caixa’ Chair of Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Governance, received the 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual European Faculty Pioneer Awards for his prolific scholarship. “During his 45-year teaching career, he has been an institutional leader, bringing corporate responsibility and business ethics into the core of the IESE curriculum.” These words voiced the European Academy of Business and Society (EABIS) and the Aspen Institute Center of Business Education’s opinion of Prof. Argandoña. The IESE professor has contributed nearly 100 book chapters and publications on economics and social responsibility, as well as many research papers. _02 Prof. Joan E. Ricart Holder of the Carl Schrøder Chair of Strategic Management In October, Prof. Ricart officially initiated his tenure as the president of the Strategic Management Society (SMS), one of the most prestigious international associations in the area of strategic management. Founded in 1981, the society consists of more than 2,000 members from more than 50 countries who represent a wide range of academic backgrounds and perspectives. _02 Academics, business practitioners, and consultants comprise the membership of the SMS, which focuses on the development and dissemination of insights on the strategic management process, as well as on fostering contacts and interchange around the world. _03 _03 B. Sebastian Reiche Assistant Professor in the Department of Managing People in Organizations Earlier this year, a junior member of IESE’s faculty, Prof. B. Sebastian Reiche, was honored. The assistant professor was one of four finalists for the Barry M. Richman Best Dissertation Award. The International Management Division of the Academy of Management grants the award. Prof. Reiche’s doctoral thesis, “Knowledge Sharing through Inpatriate Assignments in Multinational Corporations: A Social Capital Perspective,” entailed a survey of inpatriates – foreign managers that are temporarily assigned to a multinational’s headquarters. Prof. Reiche studied 286 inpatriates at 10 German multinationals. 72 IESE Alumni Magazine / JANUARY - MARCH 2009
highlights / news Competitive Advantages CHINA BUSINESS LEADERS VISIT IESE A delegation of executives from and operating in China visited IESE's campus in Barcelona in November to participate in the conference "Competitive Advantage in A Changing World." The China Federation of Industrial Economics (CFIE) organized the event in conjunction with CEIBS and IESE. The presidents and CEOs of leading Chinese companies, such as China Unicom, China Electricity Council, Shanghai FOSUM High Technology and Chint Group, were among those who attended the conference. Xu Kuangi, vice-chairman of the 10th CPPCC National Committee of China's ruling party and former mayor of Shanghai, led the delegation. The business and political leaders attended the conference as part of the Global Forum on China organized by Horasis and Casa China. The delegates had a specific interest in the Spanish market.Frank-Jurgen Richter, president of Horasis and Dr. Claude René Beglé, president of Die Post of Switzerland were among the delegates. IESE Profs. Pedro Nueno, Pedro Videla and Josep Valor led the program. During his welcome address, Prof. Nueno reminisced about the early beginnings of the Shanghai-based China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), a school with close ties to IESE and of which Prof. Nueno is currently executive president. Mind the Perception Gap WORLD BUSINESS FORUM 2008 A recent survey led by IESE researchers suggests that CEOs are finding it difficult to foster creative cultures within their organizations. At the same time, however, they recognize that innovation is a key ingredient for success. This dichotomy was revealed in a poll conducted at the 2008 World Business Forum in New York in October. While 58 percent of the 202 respondents in the survey said that innovation is critical to sustaining competitive advantage, only 36 percent said that their CEO clearly communicated the need for innovation. And just 23 percent asserted that their companies had a culture of innovation. "These results confirm what we have suspected for some time - that there is a gap between the need for innovation as perceived by senior management and the prevailing creative focus of the organization's culture," said Azra Brankovic, research associate at IESE’s Global Business Research Center in New York. Results of the survey and further commentary can be found on The Creative Cultures blog, www.miller-wedell.com. The blog is written by Prof. Paddy Miller, leader of the IESE program “Creative Cultures: Making Innovation Work” along with independent consultant Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg and Azra Brankovic. People Miguel A. Ariño has been appointed director of the Department of Managerial Decision Sciences, where he will take over from Prof. Manel Baucells. Prof. Ariño holds a doctorate in mathematical sciences and specializes in the areas of macroeconomic time series decision making and organizational governance. Laureano Berasategui has been appointed researcher in the Department of Information Systems. Berasategui holds a degree in economics from the Universidad Católica de Argentina, an MBA from IESE and a Ph.D. from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC). In 2002 he began working at the e-Business Center PricewaterhouseCoopers & IESE as assistant researcher. Pablo Cardona has been named director of the Department of Managing People in Organizations, where he will take the reins from Prof. José R. Pin. Prof. Cardona has developed a number of management skills systems and consulted for a wide range of companies during his career in education and executive coaching. Maruja Moragas has joined the Department of Managing People in Organizations as a researcher. She holds a degree in philosophy from the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, as well as a degree from ESADE in management. She currently runs the UDEN center at IESE, which provides business Spanish programs to MBA students. Her areas of specialization include, career management and the work / family balance. Karen Sanders has joined IESE as a senior lecturer in the Department of Managing People in Organizations. Prof. Sanders earned her doctorate from the University of Navarra and has since written widely on issues such as ethics in communication, journalism and political communication. She co-founded the Institute of Communication Ethics in 2003 and the Association of Political Communication (Asociación de Comunicación Politica) in 2008. She was previously senior lecturer in the Department of Journalism Studies at the University of Sheffield (UK). IESE Alumni Magazine / JANUARY - MARCH 2009 73
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